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Title: Water/carbonate stripping for CO.sub.2 capture adsorber regeneration and CO.sub.2 delivery to photoautotrophs

Abstract

The invention provides systems and methods for the delivery of carbon to photoautotrophs. The invention utilizes low energy regeneration of adsorbent for CO.sub.2 capture and provides for effective CO.sub.2 loading into liquids useful for photoautotroph growth and/or production of photosynthetic products, such as biofuels, via photoautotrophic culture media. The inventive system comprises a fluid/membrane/fluid contactor that provides selective transfer of molecular CO.sub.2 via a dense (non-porous) membrane from a carbonate-based CO.sub.2 snipping solution to a culture medium where the CO.sub.2 is consumed by a photoautotroph for the production of biofuels, biofuel precursors or other commercial products.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Algenol, Fort Myers, FL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1209485
Patent Number(s):
9101093
Application Number:
13/417,172
Assignee:
Algenol Biotech LLC (Fort Myers, FL)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A01 - AGRICULTURE A01G - HORTICULTURE
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
DOE Contract Number:  
FOA0000096
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2012 Mar 09
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Citation Formats

Chance, Ronald, Koros, William J., McCool, Benjamin, and Noel, James. Water/carbonate stripping for CO.sub.2 capture adsorber regeneration and CO.sub.2 delivery to photoautotrophs. United States: N. p., 2015. Web.
Chance, Ronald, Koros, William J., McCool, Benjamin, & Noel, James. Water/carbonate stripping for CO.sub.2 capture adsorber regeneration and CO.sub.2 delivery to photoautotrophs. United States.
Chance, Ronald, Koros, William J., McCool, Benjamin, and Noel, James. Tue . "Water/carbonate stripping for CO.sub.2 capture adsorber regeneration and CO.sub.2 delivery to photoautotrophs". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1209485.
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author = {Chance, Ronald and Koros, William J. and McCool, Benjamin and Noel, James},
abstractNote = {The invention provides systems and methods for the delivery of carbon to photoautotrophs. The invention utilizes low energy regeneration of adsorbent for CO.sub.2 capture and provides for effective CO.sub.2 loading into liquids useful for photoautotroph growth and/or production of photosynthetic products, such as biofuels, via photoautotrophic culture media. The inventive system comprises a fluid/membrane/fluid contactor that provides selective transfer of molecular CO.sub.2 via a dense (non-porous) membrane from a carbonate-based CO.sub.2 snipping solution to a culture medium where the CO.sub.2 is consumed by a photoautotroph for the production of biofuels, biofuel precursors or other commercial products.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
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